¹Hatim Muhammad Mahamid,²Younis Fareed Abu Alhaija

¹Muawiya Village, P.B:152, Basma, Zin code : 3002300, Israel The College of Sakhnin For Teacher Education

²Both Authors are senior Lecturers at the Faculty of Education in The College of Sakhnin, Academic College for Teacher Education. in the Galil

DOI : https://doi.org/10.47191/ijsshr/v6-i7-57

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ABSTRACT

This article focusses on the role of Muslim scholars (ʿulamaʾ) as educational leadership in medieval Islamic era. It deals with the ideal educational leadership in Islam, its etiquette, and optimal means of teaching. Therefore, the research attempts to answer the central question about the extent to which teachers (scholars) have the characteristics of leadership and apply them in practice with students, and methods of educational process. This paper relied on primary sources, biographies of scholars, their educational role, and writings, to conclude the main characteristics of educational Islamic leadership features: charisma, authority, and knowledge. Derived from the Qur’an and Sunna.

KEYWORDS:

Muslim scholars, educational leadership, Medieval Islamic education, ethics, Islamic manners.

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